Tens of thousands of healthcare workers have been laid off in the US
ReutersKaiser employees in Los Angeles NOS news•Today, 03:22 In the United States, about 75,000 health care workers have stopped work for three days. A strike has been called at Kaiser Permanente, a nonprofit that 13 million Americans rely on. Workers are striking for higher wages and greater protection against outsourcing. They point to, among other […]
Fixing inflation: Wages under collective labor agreements rose much faster than prices
The Central Bureau of Statistics expects the inflation rate to reach about 2.6 percent in the same period. In the bottom line, this means an improvement of 3.4 percent. Statistics Netherlands indicates that this is the largest real wage increase this century. The large increase is as noticeable as it can be explained. Due to […]
The Chancellor wants to get rid of the term “separation” for maternity leave: “It goes back to the 1950s”
D66 councilor Ilana Ruderkerk believes it is “outdated” for councilors to formally ask to resign if they are pregnant or sick. She also believes that this leave system should be more flexible: now you can be away from your office for only sixteen weeks and no shorter or longer. On X (formerly Twitter), her call […]
Mercury – the innermost planet in our solar system
It is widely accepted that Mercury began contracting more than 3 billion years ago. But remarkably, this process seems to continue to this day, making the smallest planet in our solar system smaller and smaller. Planetary scientists have long known that Mercury is no longer the same size as it was several billion years ago. […]
2024 NASCAR Cup Series schedule explained: Why Iowa is in, Montreal isn’t, and more
The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series schedule has come to an end, and as has been the case for the past few years, it features several changes designed to bolster its 38-race calendar. The most notable addition to the schedule is the Cup Series’ inaugural visit to Iowa Speedway, while the biggest exclusion is not expansion […]
NASA astronauts go to the moon in Prada suits Economy
Door onze economieredactie 04 okt 2023 om 17:58 Update: 37 minuten geleden Italian fashion brand Prada will design space suits for NASA astronauts who will go to the moon in 2025. The company is working with the American space company Axiom Space for this purpose. Prada and Axiom work together throughout the design process to […]
Ten dead and dozens missing in India after floods
France Press agencyA street flooded with water after floods in India Noos News•Today at 5:23 pm At least ten people have died in northeastern India after floods in Sikkim state. More than eighty others are missing. The Indian Army reported that among the missing were 23 soldiers. Heavy rains caused a glacial lake to overflow, […]
Interest rates on EU and US government bonds are rising
economy•Oct 4 ’23 at 6:58 PM•Changed on 4 Oct ’23 20:56Author of the book: Bram van Eindhoven Interest rates on government bonds from the US and Europe have risen sharply in recent days. The yield on 10-year Dutch government bonds rose to nearly 3.3 percent. “I feel it’s an overreaction,” said Steven Brockmann, professor of […]
Rutte: “What we did to tens of thousands of parents is terrible.”
The Parliamentary Inquiry Committee is investigating, among other things, what went wrong with childcare allocations. Rutte has been listened to before, but today he was questioned about his role as prime minister. His previous government resigned over the benefits issue. Today the Prime Minister wore robes again. He said: “I think it is a shame […]
Arnold Schwarzenegger picks up the “Conan” sword again
Arnold Schwarzenegger’s popularity is growing on social media. His followers love his positive content. The 76-year-old star is out Terminator, Twins And True lies He has a dry sense of humor and keeps telling and motivating. He also does not sit still. His new series Fubar It was a success, just like his new documentary […]